Putin Congratulates Yeltsin on His 70th BirthdayRussian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday morning visited his predecessor Boris Yeltsin at Moscow's Central Clinical Hospital and congratulated him on his 70th birthday. According to Putin's spokesman Alexei Gromov, the meeting between Putin and Yeltsin lasted for some 40 minutes. | |
Indonesian President Apologizes But Refuses to Step DownIndonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid on Friday refused to step down, but apologized to the public and promised to cooperate with parliament, a day after being censured over two graft scandals. | |
Germany to Mass Kill Likely BSE-Infected CattleThe German government decided Wednesday to slaughter up to 400,000 head of cattle as part of the European Union's efforts to overcome the crisis of the mad cow disease. To include the cost in destroying fodder made of animal parts, which is suspected of being the cause for the BSE disease, the total bill for Germany in tackling the crisis is estimated at 2.1 billion DM (US$995 million), including 500 million DM (US$237 million) as additional payment for EU-wide efforts. | |
Dongting Lake Bridge Opens for TrafficA night view of the newly-built Dongting Lake Bridge is shown Thursday Feb.1, 2001. China's first bridge embodying the design of three towers matched with double-side stayed cables, the Dongting Lake bridge becomes the longest highway one in China after spanning a total of 10,174.2 meters in Yueyang, South China's Hunan Province. | |
Peacock Show Held in Kunming A few children feed a peacock with the help of an animal keeper at a peacock show held in Kunming city, capital of southwest China's Yunnan province. Over 170 white, blue and grey peacocks are shown at the Dongfeng Square of the so-called "Spring City" as a tourists' attraction. | |
Northern Xinjiang Hit by Blizzard A herdsman prepares feed for his cattle in Altay, Northern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Thursday Feb.1, 2001. A once-in-50-year blizzard has struck northern parts of Xinjiang this winter, resulting in traffic blockage and cattle feed shortage. | |
Rescue Work Continues in Bhuj Indians pass by the destroyed ancient gate of the quake-stiken city of Bhuj, India, February 1, 2001. Several hundred thousand people spent a sixth night out in the open, huddling round fires as temperatures fell in the once-prosperous western state of Gujarat which bore the brunt of Friday's quake. | |
Security Strengthened at Transport Peak Time Two police officers check the luggage of a passenger at the Harbin Railway Station, Heilongjiang province. The railway station has strengthened its security measureas during this year's Spring Season Transport Period, a peak time occuring before and after the Spring Festival, also known as Chinese Lunar New Year. | |
First New York-Hong Kong Non-Stop Route Opened Two men perform lion dance at the opening ceremony of the non-stop flight from New York to Hong Kong by U.S. Continental Airlines, in New York, January 31, 2001. The first non-stop flight between New York and Hong Kong, it takes three hours fewer than those with transfer stations. | |
Kenya Computer Expo' Opened Two staffers of a computer company set up a computer at the exhibition hall of the 2001 Kenya Computer Exposition opened in Nirobi, January 31, 2001. Nearly 40 domestic computer enterprises attended the five-day show. | |